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Books For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
1968-1970 Hardbound Vogue Magazines, Set of 9
By Vogue
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of nine hardcover cloth bound ex-libris Vogue magazines from 1968-1970. Dark green cloth binding with gold embossed lettering.
Featuring many iconic covers and editorials from D...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Canvas, Paper
The Doris Duke Collection & Brooke Astor Estate (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Here we have for sale 2 catalogues
"The Doris Duke Collection - Sold for the benefit of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation" (Christies) Thursday 3 - Saturday 5 June 2004 New York. ...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
American Paintings from the Manoogian Collection, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
American paintings from the Manoogian Collection by the National Gallery of Art. Washington: Natl. Gallery of Art, 1989. First edition softcover. 203 pages. Published in conjunction ...
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Architecture of Robert & James Adam '1758-1794'; 2 Volumes, 1st Ed, c1922
Located in valatie, NY
The Architecture of Robert & James Adam (1758-1794); Two Volumes, by Arthur T. Bolton. Published by Country Life, London, 1922. 1st Ed hardcovers no dust ja...
Category
1920s Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
The Shaker World by John T. Kirk
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Shaker World by John T. Kirk. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. of New York. Printed and bound in Japan. 277 illustrat...
Category
Late 20th Century Shaker Books
Materials
Paper
Le Arti D'oggi: Architettura e Arti Decorative in Europa (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The Arts of Today, Architecture & Decorative Arts In Europe.
Published in 1930 with the original canvas binding which is in good condition for its age having a little bit of rubbing ...
Category
Early 20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Shuhga Images of Spring Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Shuhga: Images of spring: Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art
By Charles Grosbois. Nagel, Geneva; Paris; Hamburg, 1964. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. A fascinating work cl...
Category
1960s Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
The Frick Collection, an Illustrated Catalogue: Volumes V and VI in One Volume
Located in valatie, NY
The Frick Collection, an Illustrated Catalogue: V - Furniture, Italian and French (Part 1); VI - French (Part 2) Gilt Bronzes by David Dubon and Theod...
Category
1990s American Books
Materials
Paper
Sept 1953 Reed and Follis Arts & Architecture Modernism Magazine
By John Follis
Located in Chula Vista, CA
September 1953 Reed and Follis Arts & Architecture Modernism Magazine
John Follis James Reed
9.75 W x 12.75 H
Original vintage condition preowned
Refer to images please
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Nicolas Poussin, French Book by Pierre Rosenberg, 1994
By Nicolas Poussin
Located in Atlanta, GA
Nicolas Poussin 1594-1665, French book by Pierre Rosemberg et Louis-Antoine prat, 1995.
This book was published after the fourth centenary of the artist's birth. The volume accompani...
Category
1990s French Renaissance Books
Materials
Composition
T. Y. Chao Private & Family Trust Collections of Important Chinese Ceramic, Rare
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: The T. Y. Chao Private and Family Trust Collections of Important Chinese Ceramics and Jade Carvings: Part 1, Hong Kong October 1986. Rare First Edition hardcover with dust...
Category
1980s Hong Kong Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Richard Neutra: Building with Nature, Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 1971
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Richard Neutra: Building with Nature
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket, 1971
Published in the USA by Universe Books
"in very good vintage conditions"
"Richard Neutra (1892-1970) was an ...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Original Exhibition Catalog – Pinturas by Pablo Picasso, Sala Gaspar, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original Exhibition Catalog – Pinturas by Pablo Picasso, Sala Gaspar, 1960
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Exhibition: Pinturas – Sala Gaspar, Barcelo...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Cast Iron Book Press with Brass Handle and Newer Wood Base
Located in Round Top, TX
Cast iron book press with brass handle and newer wood base. Nice pin striping. Great Condition.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Books
Materials
Brass, Iron
Kartell 1968 Catalog: Lampade e Arredamento
Located in New York, NY
November 1968 catalog for the iconic Italian design company Kartell, divided into two sections: Lamps and Furnishings. Square 8vo with printed plasticized wrappers, 55 pages, lavishl...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
HABINGTON, William. The Historie Of Edward The Fourth - FIRST EDITION - 1640
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HABINGTON, William.
TITLE: The Historie Of Edward The Fourth, King Of England.
PUBLISHER: London: by Tho. Cotes, for William Cooke, 1640.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vo...
Category
1640s American Antique Books
Materials
Leather
The Gallé Ceramics, French Book by Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy, France 1984
By Émile Gallé
Located in Atlanta, GA
La Céramique de Gallé (The Gallé Ceramics), French Book by the Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy in France, 1984.
Émile Gallé, the founder of the School of Nancy, is unanimously recognized a...
Category
1980s French Art Nouveau Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Wedgwood Hardcover 1966 by Wolf Mankowitz
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wolf Mankowitz
1st published by B.T. Batsford, 1953 - Wedgwood ware - 283 pages
Study of the work of the famous English firm of potters, illustrated with reproductions of his designs...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Books
Materials
Paper
Brutalist Tortured Metal Wall Art Textured Gold
By Paul Evans
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Brutalist Tortured Metal Wall Art
Perforated textured gold
26 h x 26 wood art 24 .38 x 24.24
Preowned original vintage condition
Refer to images
LA delivery
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Metal
The Little White Bird by J. M. Barrie - creator of PETER PAN
Located in Middletown, NY
PETER PAN makes his first appearance in this 1902 novel by J. M. Barrie.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1902.
FIRST EDITION / FIRST ISSUE
Small 8vo., 7 3/8 x 5 inches (188 x 127 mm)...
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Paris in the Thirties, French Book by Jacques Lanzmann, 1987
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paris des Années 30, (Paris in The Thirties), French Book by Jacques Lanzmann, 1987.
Numerous photographs in black and white from the Keystone pr...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Mémoires et Observations Géographiques et Critiques by Samuel Engel (1702–1784))
Located in Middletown, NY
Mémoires et Observations Géographiques et Critiques sur la Situation des Pays Septentrionaux de l’Asie et del'Amérique d'après les relations les plus récentes; Auxquelles on a joint ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swiss Antique Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
3vols Antique Reference Books, English Furniture of the 18th Century, Cescinsky
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique 3 volume set of reference books - English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century, by Herbert Cescinsky. Published circa 1920.
Fascinating guide to the craft and aes...
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Mr. Yorick (Laurence Stern)
Located in Middletown, NY
Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1928.
Limited Edition, numbered
8vo, 9 x 5 3/4 inches (230 x 145 mm); iv + 152 + ii pages, printed on English hand-made paper in 14 pt....
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lebbeus Woods Origins: Mega II
By Bruce Goff
Located in New York, NY
Catalog published to coincide with the exhibition of visionary American architect Lebbeus Woods’s drawings, sketches, and models, held at the Architectural Association in London from...
Category
1980s British Post-Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Starck by Philippe Starck Taschen Hardcover 1996
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Starck by Philippe StarckTaschen, 1996 - Architecture.
Philippe Starck, Simone Philippi
Architect-designed furniture - 336 pages
This volume features the author's own compilation of ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Book, Old English Furniture, Illustrated, Reference, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique book 'Old English Furniture' by W E Mallett. An English language, illustrated reference guide, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Full Title: An Introduc...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Books
Materials
Paper
The Bed and Bath Book, Terence Conran. 1st Edition Hardbound, 1978
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Bed and Bath Book, by Terence Conran, Hardbound with Jacket, First Edition – 1978.
Suggests trend-setting yet functional designs for bedrooms and bathrooms to suit every area of...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Twelve Prints of Ethnographic Items of Batavia Published by J.W. Teillers '1910'
Located in Langweer, NL
Cardboard cover titled 'Ethnographica in het Museum van het Bataviaasch Genootschap' including 12 plates of ethnographic items of Batavia including:
1) Carved door, from Talaga, Cheribon.
2) Carved door, from the Dewa-temple.
3) Achenese weapons.
4) Pouches for Sirih-Ingredients.
5) Bronze objects.
6) Bronze objects.
7) Large broad axes, made of bronze.
8) Details of the ornamentation of the axes.
9) Details of the ornamentation on the back of the axes.
10) Golden bowl...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Sotheby's Japanese Works of Art, Thursday 21st March 1991, Auction Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's: Japanese Works of Art, Thursday 21st March 1991. Sotheby's 1st Ed softcover. 382 lots photoed in B&W and color.
Category
1990s English Books
Materials
Paper
The Collection Of Patricia Kluge Charlottesville, Sotheby's Catalogue (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is the Sotheby's catalogue produced for the sale of Patricia Kluge's collection from Albemarle House, Charlottesville, Virginia - which took place ...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Skinner's Horse by Philip Mason, Stated First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Skinner's Horse by Philip Mason. Harper & Row, New York, 1979. Stated First American Edition hardcover with dust jacket. James Skinner, a half-caste officer in early 19th century Ind...
Category
1970s American Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
A History of Art by Sir Lawrence Gowing
Located in Bradenton, FL
A History of Art by Sir Lawrence Gowing. A large coffee table book, hardcover with dustjacket, published by Barnes and Noble in 1995. Printed in Spain, illustrated, 992 pages.
Category
1990s Spanish Books
Materials
Paper
Biblia Cum Concordantijs Veteris & Novi Testamenti & Sacrorum Canonum, 1519
Located in Delft, NL
Biblia cum concordantijs veteris & novi testamenti & sacrorum canonum, 1519
A Bible by auteur Alberto da Castello, printed by Luca-Antonio Giunta, Latin Anno 1519, Venice
27-532-55 pages
First alphabetical list- Tabula Tertia, after that comes the 1st full page woodblock plate.
This title page in red and black with a surrounded frame in woodcut. Above the page “San Jerome” illustrated and below the page the printers mark “ Giunti’s Mark” from the family of printers in Florentine. The initials L A of Luca-Antonio Giunta.
After this page starts a full-page woodcut illustration after that are 3 pages not numbered and then starts numbered page 2 – 532
On page 401 is also a full-page woodcut plate
There are ca 345 small woodcuts...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Books
Materials
Paper
SEVEN ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OF SYLVESTER THE CAT & JR. - Signed By Virgil Ross
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
ARTIST: Virgil Ross.
TITLE: Sylvester The Cat & Little Sylvester (Eight Original drawings).
PUBLISHER: Warner Brothers Studios, (c.1990's)
DESCRIPTION: SEVEN ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OF...
Category
1990s American Books
Materials
Paper
Sotheby's NY Important English Furniture & Related Decorative Arts, 1995
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's NY Important English Furniture and Related Decorative Arts, A Private Collection, April 22, 1995. Sotheby's NY, 1995. 1st Ed hard...
Category
1990s American Books
Materials
Paper
Matisse: Le rythme et la ligne - Jacqueline & Maurice Guillaud - 1st ed. 1987
Located in CA, CA
Published by Guillaud Editions, 1st edition, Paris, 1987. Hardback with French text.
This monograph presents the full range of Matisse’s oeuvre, from his early oil paintings, to et...
Category
1980s Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
The FIRST Canter Edition of AESCHYLUS
Located in Middletown, NY
Aeschylus. Edited by Willem Canter.
Aeschyli Tragoediae VII. In quibus praeter infinita menda sublata, carminum omnium ratio hactenus ignorata, nunc primum proditur; opera Gulielmi C...
Category
16th Century European Antique Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Work of William Lawrence Bottomley in Richmond, Signed First Edition
By Christopher Weeks, William B. O'Neal
Located in valatie, NY
The Work of William Lawrence Bottomley in Richmond. Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 1985. Signed by the author, first edition hardcover...
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Annie Leibovitz 1970-1990 First Edition Photography Book
Located in New York, NY
A collection of Annie Leibovitz's most classic photographs. The photographs made up her first museum show, which "took place in 1991 at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D...
Category
1990s Italian Books
Materials
Paper
Executive Style by Judith Price
Located in valatie, NY
Executive style by Judith Price. Linden Press / Simon Schuster, NY, 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket. Executive Style was the first book to approach the office environment as a comprehensive source...
Category
1980s American Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Signs and Symbols in Christian Art by George Ferguson
Located in valatie, NY
Signs and Symbols in Christian Art by George Ferguson. Published by Oxford University Press, USA, New York, 1955. 2nd Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This comprehensive book remains t...
Category
1990s Books
Materials
Paper
'Antiques for the Table', A Complete Guide to Dining Room Accessories, Signed
Located in valatie, NY
‘Antiques for the Table’, A Complete Guide to dining room accessories for Collecting and Entertaining by Sheila Chefetz. Penguin Publishing Group 1993. Signed and inscribed first edition 4th printing hardcover with dust jacket. Inscribed "Enjoy our 'feast' for the eyes!" More than 200 full-color photographs. 'Antiques for the Table' presents dozens of table setting ideas for every occasion. Antiques authority Sheila Chefetz tells readers how to use, store, identify, and appreciate fine examples of 18th, 19th, and 20th century China, glass, and silver. A definitive volume on antique tableware...
Category
1990s American Books
Materials
Paper
Indian Miniatures Asian Textiles and Works of Art by Francesca Galloway, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Indian Miniatures Asian Textiles and Works of Art 2000 by Francesca Galloway. Published by Francesca Galloway, London, 2000. 1st Ed softcover. Beautiful...
Category
1990s English Books
Materials
Paper
Le Corbusier Der Modulor Book, 1956
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier Der Modulor book. Le Corbusier published Le Modulor in 1948, followed by Modulor 2 in 1955. These works were first published in English as The Modulor in 1954 and Modulo...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Three Books on Violins and Violin Makers
By John H. Fairfield, Dirk J. Balfoort, Willibaldd Leo Frh-v-Lütgendorff
Located in valatie, NY
Three books on Violins and Violin Makers. Known Violin Makers by John H. Fairfield. New York: The Bradford Press, Inc. 1942. Stated first edition hardcove...
Category
Early 20th Century German Books
Materials
Paper
1962 A Clockwork Orange
Located in Bath, GB
A smartly bound, first edition copy of Anthony Burgess' celebrated novel, his jeu d'espirit, 'A Clockwork Orange'. With a signed letter from the author loo...
Category
1960s English Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
SIX ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OF YOSEMITE SAM - Signed By Virgil Ross
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
ARTIST: Virgil Ross.
TITLE: Yosemite Sam (Six Original drawings).
PUBLISHER: Warner Brothers Studios, (c.1990's)
DESCRIPTION: SIX ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OF YOSEMITE SAM. 17" x 13-1/2'...
Category
1990s American Books
Materials
Paper
Sulphides, The Art of Cameo Incrustation, Signed and Numbered First Edition #182
Located in valatie, NY
Sulphides The Art of Cameo Incrustation by Paul Jokelson. New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1968. Limited Edition, 182/1000, signed. Hardcover with slipcase. Black pebbled leather with...
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
Duke & Duchess of Windsor Sotheby's, (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a three volume boxed set of sale catalogues which were produced by Sotheby's in 1999 for the disposal of the effects of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. It ranges from large scale pieces of furniture from their homes in France to many personal items...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
FIVE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OF GOSSAMER - Signed By Virgil Ross
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: ROSS, Virgil.
TITLE: Gossamer. (Five Original drawings)
PUBLISHER: Warner Brothers Studios, (c.1990's)
DESCRIPTION: FIVE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OF GOSSAMER. 17" x 13-1/2', on ...
Category
1990s American Books
Materials
Paper
"The Big Nude" Sumo Book by Helmut Newton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The Big Nude" sumo book with stand by Helmut Newton. Bound printed paper, signed and numbered to interior 'Helmut Newton'. This book is number 9,908 of 10,0...
Category
1990s German Books
Materials
Chrome
The Plays of J.M. Barrie; In One Volume (by the creator of PETER PAN)
Located in Middletown, NY
Handsome Riviere Sangorsky & Stucliffe binding of the plays by the author of the beloved Peter Pan.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1947.
8vo, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (215 x140 mm); pp. xii, 1272. Binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (stamped in gold at the bottom of front turn-in) in blue crushed morocco with gilt fillets on covers and turn-ins, title in gilt, five raised bands with gilt outlined compartments, striped head and tail bands, a.e.g.
—Cutler 93
A lush volume containing most of J. M. Barrie's (1860-1937) plays, 26 out of the 38 he wrote, of which 12 are one-act plays. This work was reprinted several times from its first issue in 1928, attesting to the popularity of his works for the theater, many of which discuss social concerns. The Twelve Pound Look (1910) concerns a wife leaving her 'typical' husband once she can gain an independent income. Other plays, such as Mary Rose (1920) and Dear Brutus (1917), revisit the idea of the ageless child and parallel worlds. However, Barrie's most lasting fame comes from creating PETER PAN, which is included in this volume, and had its first performance at the Duke of York Theatre in 1904. In 1911 Barrie would develop the play into a novel "Peter and Wendy...
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20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
James Bond Continuation Novels by John Gardner (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
These are the first four James Bond continuation novels which were commissioned in 1981 by the Ian Fleming Estate to revive Bond in a brand new series of novels. The author served in...
Category
Late 20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Original Exhibition Catalog – Dibujos 1928-1942 by Julio González
By Julio González
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original Exhibition Catalog – Dibujos 1928-1942 by Julio González, Galeria Dreiseitel, 1974
Artist: Julio González
Exhibition: Dibujos 1928-1942 – Galeria Dreiseitel, Köln
Year: 1...
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
Aristitde Maillol Illustrated: Daphnis & Chloe
By Aristide Maillol 2
Located in Middletown, NY
According to Eleanor Garvey "The Artist and the Book" (p. 122) this work is "perhaps the most harmonious of Maillol's illustrated books."
Aristide MAILLOL, illus.; LONGUS author
Daphnis and Chloe; A Most Sweet, and Pleasant Pastoral Romance for Young Ladies, translated out of the Greek of Longus by Geo. Thornley.
London: A. Zwemmer [printed in Paris by Philippe Gonin], 1937. Limited Edition.
8vo, 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (200 x 132 mm); pp. vi, 211,colophon,12;
Copy 21 of 250 numbered copies on hand-made Maillol paper and SIGNED BY THE ARTIST on the colophon, with 52 original woodcuts, and 4 woodcut initials, printed in bistre; leading and bottom edges deckled. Full vellum with laced-in thongs, gilt lettering on spine, faint; pencil notations and tipped in label from earlier booksellers on inside front cover, edges stained on first 2 and last 2 blanks.
EXTRA SUITE of 45 WOODCUTS in a separate vellum portfolio, printed in black.
Fine copy in simple cardboard slipcase.
Colophon: "Aristide Maillol engraved with his own hand the wood-cuts which illustrate this book, The text is that of Thronley's translation of 1657, revised and augmented. Philippe Gonin of Paris undertook the achievement of this work, and printed it on his hand-press, for A. Zwemmer, London. Paris December 7th, 1937", followed by MAILLOL'S SIGNATURE IN PENCIL.
Garvey 174; Garvey Wick 22; BNF32393010
Condition: FINE
An ancient Greek novel written during the Roman Empire, the only known work of the 2nd century AD Greek novelist and romance writer Longus, translated by George Thornley...
Category
1930s British Vintage Books
Materials
Paper, Parchment Paper
Devonshire Collection of Italian Drawings; Vol III: Bolognese & Emilian Schools
Located in valatie, NY
The Devonshire Collection of Italian Drawings; Volume III: Bolognese and Emilian Schools by Michael Jaffé. Published by Phaidon Press, London, 1994. 1st...
Category
1990s English Books
Materials
Paper
1930s Deluxe Leather Suitcase or Business Case with Realistic Alligator Pattern
Located in Lisse, NL
Practical size and fine looking briefcase for the urban professionals.
This wonderful and slim design vintage briefcase is in very good condition. All hinges, clasps and also the lo...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Books
Materials
Metal
Antique and Vintage Books
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Several factors make antique books highly desirable. Original jackets, ornate binding, illustrations and quality of the print all contribute to making a vintage book special. Rare books are of great interest to collectors in the know and can command high prices at auction. In 2021, an important early artist book by Andy Warhol sold at auction for more than $106,000. Somewhere between all the commercial work he did as an ambitious young graphic designer in the early 1950s and his first real debut as a Pop artist a decade later, Warhol produced a trove of incredibly charming drawings. His illustrated self-published artist books from the 1950s are very rare.
Many collectors seek the first edition of certain books. Fewer copies of a book and higher demand make it a rare find. A book that contains the author’s signature also makes it much more prized than other examples of the same title.
Collectors and designers decorate rooms with vintage books for a cozy feeling in a home. Coffee-table books, such as those featuring photography and design, serve as conversation pieces or offer a relaxing moment when leafed through.
Interior designers look for vintage books when they want to add color or detail. For instance, leather-bound books can create a scholarly air while mid-century titles offer a modern edge. Vintage international books or first editions can provide a sense of history.
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